Ch.5 China Flashcards

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A protective wall that controls or holds back water

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Dike

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Yellow-brown soil

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Loess

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Closely related people of several gen.

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Extended family

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A Chinese philosopher and teacher whose beliefs had a great influence on Chinese life

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Confucius

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A system of beliefs and values

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Philosophy

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Group of people whose job is to carry out the work of the government

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Civil service

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Founder of the Qin dynasty and chinas first emperor

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Shi huangdi

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The type of money used by a group or nation

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Currency

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The founder of the han dynasty

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Lieu bang

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Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength

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Wuxi

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A local leader of an armed group

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Warlord

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An ancient trade route between China and Europe

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Silk Road

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A valuable cloth originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms

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Silk

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A Chinese scholar astronomer and historian author of the most important history of China

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Sima qian

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What is the first known civilizAtion

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The Shang dynasty

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What was the geographic setting of the Shang dynasty? Where was it located?

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Very rocky
Fertile soil due to rivers
Mountains
Located in the north china plain

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Why did the Chinese had so little contact with other civilizations?

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Due to physical barriers. Mountains rivers oceans and deserts. Due to this China thought they were the center of the earth

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How were ancient china and other civilizations similar

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Relied on trade

Developed along rivers

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What were the differences between China and other civilizations

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China had more achievements than anyone else

China thought they were the only ones on earth

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According to Confucius how were rulers and people in authority suppose to act

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By setting a good example
Respect
Just

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Why did Confucius think his ideas and teachings were good

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If the authority figure set a good example people would follow him

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How many relashionships did Confucius talk about

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5

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Who was threatened by Confucius

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Wealthy
Government
Powerful
Rulers
Because people with power and wealth got handed jobs
People with wealth were threatend because they would have to share there wealth

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How did Shi huangdi unite China

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Creation of common weights and measures
Improvements of the writing system
Built roads
Law code
Ordered the creation of the Great Wall
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Why was the rule of Shi huangdi harsh

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Killed or imprisiomed anyone who opposed him

When he ordered all books to be burned except technology. Medicine and farming the scholars who protested he killed

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How did the rule of Shi huangdi help liu bang rise to power

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Liu bang was one of the leaders of the rebellion he became the emperor of the Han dynasty. Shi huangdi’s grandson made the kingdom grow weak and it broke apart

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What characterized the Han dynasty

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The government was stable 
Rule was less harsh
Inventive
Medicine
Technology 
Arts
Silk Road
Confucianism
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Why was the Han dynasty important

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They invented things we still use today
Paper
Compass
Wheelbarrow 
Acupuncture
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Why do the people of China call themselves the children of the Han

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Han shaped China with new inventions

People of China are proud of the legacy the Han left

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What was the route of the Silk Road

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Started in China ended in Antioch

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What was the Silk Road used for

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Trade, missionaries

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Why was the Silk Road important

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It introduced China to places they had never seen

Also exposed China to new foods and goods